US judge orders Trump administration to reopen Voice of America
US judge orders Trump administration to reopen Voice of America 1 hour ago Share Save Paulin Kola BBC News Share Save Getty Images A judge in the US has ruled that the effective closure of the Voice of America (VOA)...
Red states move to protect crisis pregnancy centers using model legislation
Meg Kinnard/AP hide caption toggle caption Meg Kinnard/AP Conservative lawmakers in multiple states are pushing legislation drafted by an advocacy group that opposes abortion to increase protections for crisis pregnancy centers, organizations that provide some health-related services but also work...
Major Turing computing award goes to quantum science for first time
Turing Award “for their essential role in establishing the foundations of quantum information science and transforming secure communication and computing”. This is the first time that the Turing Award, often described as the most prestigious prize in computer science ,...
Judge orders 1,000 Voice of America staffers back to work in rebuke to Kari Lake
Media Judge orders 1,000 Voice of America staffers back to work in rebuke to Kari Lake March 17, 2026 7:46 PM ET David Folkenflik Kari Lake, who led Voice of America's parent agency for the past year, holds up a...
Australia news live: Trump lashes out at Australia over absence of allies against Iran; Cyclone Narelle forms in Coral Sea
Donald Trump has listed Australia among the allies he appears to be bitterly disappointed with, for not wanting to get involved with his war against Iran. In a social media post overnight the US president said his country “has been...
Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war, urging Trump to 'reverse course'
Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war, urging Trump to 'reverse course' 1 hour ago Share Save Bernd Debusmann Jr at the White House Share Save Getty Images Joe Kent is a long-time Trump supporter and decorated veteran of...
Is there a more fair way to sell World Cup tickets?
NPR Planet Money LISTEN & FOLLOW NPR App Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio YouTube Music RSS link Planet Money Is there a more fair way to sell World Cup tickets? But for most fans not wealthy enough to...
Bringing marine life back to South Florida's 'forgotten edge'
NPR Science LISTEN & FOLLOW NPR App Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio YouTube Music RSS link Science Bringing marine life back to South Florida's 'forgotten edge' March 17, 2026 6:00 AM ET By Nathan Rott An experiment in...
Teenage girls sue Musk’s xAI, accusing Grok tool of creating child sexual abuse material
Photograph: Thomas Fuller/NurPhoto via Getty Images Teenage girls sue Musk’s xAI, accusing Grok tool of creating child sexual abuse material Lawuit details how sexualised AI-generated images were produced and distributed without girls’ knowledge A group of three teenage girls, two...
(2nd LD) Trump renews calls on S. Korea, China, Japan, others to help keep Strait of Hormuz open | Yonhap News Agency
President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his calls for South Korea, China, Japan and other countries to help keep the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route off Iran, open amid growing concerns over disruptions to shipping through the...
(LEAD) Trump renews calls on S. Korea, China, Japan, others to help keep Strait of Hormuz open | Yonhap News Agency
President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his calls for South Korea, China, Japan and other countries to help keep the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route off Iran, open amid growing concerns over disruptions to shipping through the...
Trump redoubles calls on S. Korea, China, Japan, others to help keep Strait of Hormuz open | Yonhap News Agency
President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his calls for South Korea, China, Japan and other countries to help keep the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route off Iran, open amid growing concerns over disruptions to shipping through the...
Japan finance minister flags readiness to take decisive steps on forex
Advertisement Business Japan finance minister flags readiness to take decisive steps on forex Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks on the day Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers her policy speech in the parliament, in Tokyo, Japan, February 20, 2026....
The best external hard drives of 2026: Expert tested
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How reintroducing beavers is changing our landscape
How reintroducing beavers is changing our landscape 51 minutes ago Share Save Zhara Simpson South West Share Save Beaver Trust Beavers have recently been released in Cornwall and Somerset Cornwall's first fully licensed wild beaver release marks a major moment...
Tech Now - MWC Barcelona: What's New In Phone Tech?
Alasdair Keane climbs aboard an electric boat in Norway. 24 mins Inside Europe’s Space Race Adrienne Murray visits the Esrange Spaceport in the far north of Sweden. 25 mins Winter Olympics: Can Tech Boost Performance? Alasdair Keane visits the Olympic...
‘Cannot wait until December’: Dennis Richardson calls for urgency over Bondi attack failures after quitting inquiry
Dennis Richardson had said he quit the royal commission because he decided he was ‘surplus to requirements’ and the work he was able to contribute could not justify the $5,500 a day he was being paid. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP View...
One family’s harrowing escape to the US – and the Trump government’s relentless efforts to deport them back
There is death everywhere.’ Illustration: Hokyoung Kim/The Guardian One family’s harrowing escape to the US – and the Trump government’s relentless efforts to deport them back Oscar, Ana and their children fled violence for safety in the US. Then, the...
Anthropic-Pentagon battle shows how big tech has reversed course on AI and war
Composite: Getty Images Analysis Anthropic-Pentagon battle shows how big tech has reversed course on AI and war Nick Robins-Early Less than a decade ago, Google employees scuttled any military use of its AI. Although Anthropic’s refusal to remove safety guardrails...
Miliband unveils plans to speed up nuclear power generation for UK
Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA View image in fullscreen Part of the Sizewell nuclear plant in Suffolk, where the government has already committed to building a new nuclear power station. Miliband, the energy secretary, said: “As the current Middle East conflict shows,...
Rent pause for flooded Aboriginal communities: ‘We’re talking about the most disadvantaged people in the Territory’
Photograph: Bec Beaumont Rent pause for flooded Aboriginal communities: ‘We’re talking about the most disadvantaged people in the Territory’ NT government says the rent freeze will be ‘applied automatically for eligible housing tenants’ as floodwaters break records in the Big...
FBI says its taking over the Michigan synagogue attack investigation
National FBI says its taking over the Michigan synagogue attack investigation Updated March 12, 2026 2:36 PM ET Originally published March 12, 2026 2:27 PM ET By NPR Staff Law enforcement responds near Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich., following...
Welsh Water to pay £44.7m after ‘unacceptable’ sewage works failings
Photograph: Camera Lucida Environment/Alamy Welsh Water to pay £44.7m after ‘unacceptable’ sewage works failings Proposed package comes after regulator finds ‘serious and unacceptable breaches’ in how company operates Welsh Water is to pay a proposed £44.7m after the industry regulator...
Reckoning with my ‘ghost years’: why a high publication rate doesn’t always reflect success
Invisible progress I did not produce a single lead-author paper between my final publication as a graduate student in 2017 and the first paper I published as a postdoc in 2022. Career Feature 09 MAR 26 The ethical risks of...
'Fingers on the trigger': Deadly warnings for Iranians being urged to take action
'Fingers on the trigger': Deadly warnings for Iranians being urged to take action 2 hours ago Share Save Masoud Azar BBC Persian Share Save AFP When US President Donald Trump began strikes on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...
Panel awards $3.8m to ‘mom and pop’ investors whose risky investments tanked
Photograph: Elise Amendola/AP Panel awards $3.8m to ‘mom and pop’ investors whose risky investments tanked Florida investors featured in Guardian investigation claimed they lost most of their life savings after a financial adviser put their money into ‘alternative’ assets In...
Elon Musk’s Tesla given go-ahead to supply electricity in Great Britain
Tesla’s electricity licence means it cannot offer a dual fuel contract to households in Great Britain. Photograph: Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Tesla’s electricity licence means it cannot offer a dual fuel contract to households in Great Britain. Photograph:...
‘Beggars belief’: calls for federal intervention after extension to ‘carbon bomb’ open-cut coalmine approved by Queensland government
The Hail Creek coalmine in central Queensland, operated by Glencore, has been approved by the state government to expand, including the clearing of 600 hectares of koala habitat. Photograph: Lock the Gate View image in fullscreen The Hail Creek coalmine...
Rebecca Gayheart Dane on caring for her late husband, Eric Dane, and synthetic voices
Culture Rebecca Gayheart Dane on caring for her late husband, Eric Dane, and synthetic voices March 11, 2026 5:30 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered By Juana Summers , Courtney Dorning , Henry Larson Rebecca Gayheart Dane on caring...
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Starchild 18,000,000 minutes by Spencer Nitkey Eviction notice by Celso Antonio de Almeida The unfortunate embossing of Subsector XZ-74 by Chao Liu The rich stopped buying yachts the year time went on sale by Sara E Pour Beneath acid skies...
